March 4, 2015
LOS ANGELES – A “superbug” outbreak suspected in the deaths of two Los Angeles hospital patients is raising disturbing questions about the design of a hard-to-clean medical instrument used on more than half a million people in the U.S. every year.
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March 4, 2015
TORONTO and SEATTLE – Tectonic is proud to announce its new partnership with Greythorn, a specialty recruitment company that has provided staffing and consulting solutions for more than 36 years. Together, the two companies will deliver tailored project solutions and highly qualified healthcare IT consultants to hospitals and health systems throughout Canada.
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February 18, 2015
TORONTO – Four provinces still have no mandatory reporting to privacy commissions when there are serious breaches of patient health information, according to the Toronto Star, which contacted all healthcare jurisdictions across Canada.
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February 18, 2015
TORONTO – Health professionals at the University Health Network have been caught snooping into former mayor Rob Ford’s (pictured) medical records, the second time it has happened at the large, Toronto health facility, and the fourth time overall.
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February 18, 2015
VICTORIA, B.C. – Island Health has started automatically notifying family doctors when their patients are admitted to or discharged from hospital, improving quality and continuity of care for patients.
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February 18, 2015
BROCKVILLE, Ont. – Short wait-times for post-surgery analysis of cancerous specimens are giving patients a greater chance for successful treatment, says Brockville General Hospital pathologist Dr. Naguib Yassa (pictured). Read More
February 18, 2015
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. – Google is introducing a new feature that will provide information on “common” medical conditions in response to related searches by users. The search giant’s Knowledge Graph, which supports its instant search results and underpins the Google Now personal assistant and app, will provide answers to health questions directly without requiring a user to click on a link. Read More
February 18, 2015
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Siemens Healthcare, in collaboration with Marvel Custom Solutions, is raising awareness about the importance of diabetes diagnosis and monitoring through a new educational initiative, “Become a Diabetes Hero.” Read More
February 18, 2015
EDMONTON – The Canadian Patient Safety Institute (CPSI) announced that Susan Mumme (pictured) has been appointed as the new Chair for CPSI’s Board of Directors. Susan will be joined by five new members around the CPSI board table: Alberta Health Services CEO Vickie Kaminski, Health PEI CEO Dr. Richard Wedge, BC Ministry of Health Assistant Deputy Minister Doug Hughes, Yukon Department of Health and Social Services Assistant Deputy Minister Cathy Morton-Bielz, and College of Pharmacists of Manitoba Registrar Ronald Guse. Read More
February 18, 2015
TORONTO – Researchers have shown that a clot retrieval procedure, known as endovascular treatment (ET), can dramatically improve patient outcomes after an acute ischemic stroke by reducing the overall death rate by 50 percent and significantly reducing disability in survivors. Read More